[ADN Kronos] (AKI) - Egyptian security forces early Thursday uncovered a massive arms cache in the central Sinai Peninsula that was allegedly destined to be smuggled into the Gaza Strip, | The weapons included 100 anti-aircraft missiles, 40 RPG missiles and 40 other explosive devices. |
according to the Egyptian daily Al-Yum a-Saba.
The weapons included 100 anti-aircraft missiles, 40 RPG missiles and 40 other explosive devices.
General Mohammed Najib, who commands Egypt's security forces in Sinai, learned of the cache after he was tipped off that suspected arms smugglers had succeeded in stashing their weapons in the area.
Egyptian security forces removed weapons from the storage sites, many of them places which have served in the past as battle zones.
The Egyptian forces suspect the smugglers are Sinai Bedouin seeking to sneak weapons into the Gaza Strip. |